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Aldo Luongo was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, of Italian heritage. Since as far back as he can remember, Luongo had two great passions: art and soccer. Shortly after his graduation from the Academy of Fine Arts in Buenos Aires, Luongo came to the U.S. to play professional soccer for the New York Generals. After his athletic career was cut short due to an injury, he arrived in New York City with a dream to pursue his artwork full time. In the 70&#39;s, he had his first major success with multiple reproductions of his black &amp; white drawings. Not only were these prints released to great critical acclaim, they were a huge commercial success as well (hundreds of thousands of pieces sold within several years). Aldo had put himself on the map as a major international artist. From his acrylics to his fine art prints, all of Aldo Luongo&#39;s pieces embody the same sense of fluidity and intensity, the result of a true artist engaged in the passionate process of creation.</p>